Advanced SEO
What do you do after you've mastered Moz's SEO starter guide? The answer may be Advanced SEO.
Advanced SEO is simply any set of SEO techniques that require some degree of expert knowledge. It varies from person to person, but let's just say you probably won't master these in your first few months.
Advanced SEO typically involves technical concepts that are somewhat advanced, and/or a deeper understanding of the workings of Google's algorithm and are often employed by Professional SEOs. Anyone can master advanced concepts with the right strategic guidance and real life application.
Here, we've listed some of our favorite resources on advanced SEO, and you'll find the most recent blog posts below.
Professional’s Guide to SEO : Professional SEO strategy all in one place, with chapters written by SEO experts, including Pete Meyers and Tom Capper.
Advanced SEO Strategy : Your SEO is only as good as the strategy you've set. Learn how to craft a next-level SEO strategy that will work for your business and goals.
Working in SEO : What does it mean to work in SEO? Learn more about the skills you need to advance your SEO career with this final chapter of the Professional’s Guide to SEO.
20 SEOs Share Their Key Takeaways From the Google API Leaks : Discover expert insights from the recent Google API documentation leak with actionable strategies to help you become a better SEO strategist.
How Google AdWords (PPC) Does and Doesn't Affect Organic Results
We're well aware that PPC can have an effect on our organic results. But what effect is that, exactly, and how does it work? This week's Whiteboard Friday covers the ways paid influences organic — and one very important way it doesn't.
Unlocking Hidden Gems Within Schema.org
Schema.org can be a confusing resource if you're trying to learn how to use and implement structured data. This mini-guide arms you with the right kind of thinking to tackle your next structured data project.
Google Shares Details About the Technology Behind Googlebot
It's been revealed that version 41 of the Google Chrome browser is the technology behind Google's crawler. What does this mean for developers, and how can you use this in your own SEO toolkit?
Does Googlebot Support HTTP/2? Challenging Google's Indexing Claims – An Experiment
Googlebot can't crawl or index sites using HTTP/2 alone. Based on the results of this experiment, you may want to continue optimizing for HTTP/1.1 as well.
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How and Why to Do a Mobile/Desktop Parity Audit
You should do a mobile/desktop parity audit if content is added, removed, hidden, or changed between devices without sending the user to a new URL. When two or more versions of a website are available on the same URL a parity audit will crawl each version, compare the differences, and look for errors.Announcing 5 NEW Feature Upgrades to Moz Pro's Site Crawl, Including Pixel-Length Title Data
We're announcing five upgrades to our recently re-launched Site Crawl! Upgrades include Mark as Fixed, full-issue Ignore, and pixel-length title tag reporting.
State of Enterprise SEO 2017: Overworked SEOs Need Direction
Enterprise SEO managers are overworked but really good at making do with what they’ve got, while demonstrating ROI continues to be an issue for agencies and in-house SEOs. Check out these findings and more from the State of Enterprise SEO survey.
How to Diagnose Pages that Rank in One Geography But Not Another
It's not uncommon to rank well in one locale and tank in another, even for sites without an intent to capture local queries. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand shows you how to diagnose the issue with a few clever SEO tricks, then identify the right strategy to get back on top.
What's Your AMP Traffic Really Doing? Set Up Reporting in 10 Minutes
How can you harness conversion opportunities using Accelerated Mobile Pages, and how can you measure and report on their impact? There is a way to set up AMP tracking in Google Analytics — Jeremy Gottlieb shares how in this post.